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This week’s topics include chef-enhanced school meals, diabetic retinopathy treatment, exercise, vitamin D and falls, and stents versus medical therapy for those at risk for a second stroke. Program notes: 0:34 Chefs and school meals 1:34 Randomized to chef or …
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This week’s topics include results from transcatheter valve replacement, transfusions after cardiac surgery, managing humeral fractures, and the benefits of a vegetarian diet on colon cancer risk. Program notes: 0: 36 Vegetarian diets and colorectal cancer risk 1:36 Non-vegetarians also …
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Anchor lead: Feeding peanut early may be the best way to avoid allergies, Elizabeth Tracey reports Consumption of peanuts very early in infancy may preclude the development of peanut allergy, a New England Journal of Medicine study shows. Redonda Miller, …
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This week’s topics include a name change for chronic fatigue syndrome, iron supplementation after blood donation, benefits of alcohol consumption, and more death relative to smoking. Program notes: 0:35 Deaths due to smoking 1:35 Adjusted for age, race and other …
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Anchor lead: In older people, reducing salt intake isn’t helpful, Elizabeth Tracey reports Salt has been fingered as the latest dietary no-no for several years now, but a recent study shows that restricting salt for older people really doesn’t lengthen …
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Anchor lead: Eating more whole grains helps reduce mortality risk, Elizabeth Tracey reports It’s confirmed: a recent analysis of two very large, long term studies has shown once again that the more whole grains you consume, the more you reduce …
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Anchor lead: Which type of diet is best for reducing cardiovascular risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports How do certain foods impact blood sugar, known as glycemic index, and does that make a difference in reducing cardiovascular risk? That was the question …
